Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria is 20.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria peaked at 24.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Bulgaria was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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